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Title: Cooley's Gardens : Silverton, Oregon 1938
Identifier: cooleysgardenssi1938cool (find matches)
Year: 1938 (1930s)
Authors: Cooley's Gardens; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Irises (Plants) Catalogs
Publisher: Silverton, Ore. : Cooley's Gardens
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Dr. Kleinsoi-ge and Oriiiohr MRS. HERBERT HOOVER Each 40c; 3 for $1.00 One of the new pink or near-pink varieties. The standards are old rose, lightly tinged with bronze, and are broad and ruffled. Falls are a deeper rose, with midrib of turquoise blue. The center of the flower is lit with a most brilliant beard and style arms. Exceptionally free flowering and rapid of in- crease. Stems are tall and well branched. In a class with Frivolite and Marquisette; between the two in general color effect. MRS. VALERIE WEST Each 20c; 3 for 50c The rich brown-reds of Bruno and the plush crim- son of Cardinal combined into one gigantic flower— the crowning achievement of the great Bliss, who gave us Dominion and the long line of its famous progeny. The broad foliage is handsomely curved, lending a distinctive note, and the heavy stalks are widely branched. The enormous blossoms are pro- duced in great profusion, completing all the desirable features anyone could ask for in a truly world famous iris. MUSSOLINI Each $5.00 A very long, egg-shaped deep purple, with heavy reticulation on the haft. Of great size and imposing appearance in the garden. An English silver medal winner. NARAIN Each $5.00 A brand new blue introduced by Quality Gardens in 1936. Has a silky texture, cream throat, and blue beard tipped soft yellow. NARANJA Each $8.00; 3 for $20.00 The leading introduction from Sidney Mitchell during the past two seasons, and'the first iris of huge size with a definite orange tone. Taller even than Happy Days, and practically as large. The falls are ochraceous orange, with a yellow heart, and the standards are bright empire yellow, the beard orange- yellow. NEON Each $2.50 "The bright and shining light of the garden." Thus does the originator, Carl Salbach, describe it. The standards are bronzy gold, the falls bright and velvety carmine red, rich and glowing. The beard is fiery golden orange. A perfect example of candelabrum type branch- ing, with 48-inch stalks carrying a heavy quota of blooms and buds. Has been tested and found hardy under severe wintering. NOWETA Each 40c; 3 for $1.00 A melting creamy pink, exceptionally ruffled, much more so than Midgard, and larger than this popular variety. Stock of Noweta is still very scarce, and as was the case last season, it is likely to be a sell-out before summer is far along. Everyone who sees it wants this frilly, pinky, fluffy-ruffled dainty newcomer. OMAHA Each 25c; 3 for 50c A beautiful coral-red self, with orange beard, pro- ducing a very striking contrast. Blooms are extra large and of lovely rounded form. The color effect is deep and brilliant pink, rather than red, and the petals have a glistening and fragile appearance, al- though on the contrary they stand up perfectly. Height about 30 inches. ORLOFF Each $30.00 New plicata of good size and most unusual color, being a sort of cinnamon brown in effect. The ground color is deep cream, heavily dotted and etched brown with considerable gold near the center. Along with Siegfried, a great advance step in the plicata group. Stock of both these varieties is extremely limited the country over. They are the first good tall yellow ground plicatas and everyone seems to want them. ORMOHR Each $25.00 Shown on page 9 in fairly accurate color, although the plates are not truly exact. This new seedling of the variety Wm. Mohr drew more attention from iris critics of national prominence last season than any new iris seen on the Pac'fic Coast. It enjoyed the greatest sale in dollars and cents of any iris we have ever introduced, and stock was sold out before luly 1st. We have a very limited supply of excellent rhi- zomes again this year, but those ordering late may be disappointed. Full details on page 9. 28

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